Clinical Effectiveness of Board-certificated Physiatrists on Functional Recovery in Elderly Stroke Patients During Convalescence: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Conclusions Our results suggest that clinical management provided to elderly stroke patients by board-certificated physiatrists is associated with good functional improvement. Board certification should be encouraged to improve the quality of rehabilitative management of post-stroke patients.
Source: International Journal of Gerontology - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research